Webster University sophomore GM Le Quang Liem clinched a spot in the World Cup and Zone 3.3 title with a round to spare after beating Filipino GM Darwin Laylo! He scored 7/8 vs opponents with average rating of approximately 2500.
GM Le Quang Liem (Vietnam) 1-0 GM Darwin Laylo (Philippines)
Zone 3.3 FIDE World Championship – Vietnam
Round 8
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cd5 Nd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 c6 10. h4 cd5 11. ed5 h5 12. g4 hg4 13. h5 Bf5 14. fg4 Bg4 15. hg6 fg6 16. Qh2 Rf1 17. Kf1 Nd5 18. Qh7 Kf7 19. Nd5 Qd5 20. Bh6 Qb5 21. Kg2 Qb2 22. Kg3 Qa1 23. Qg7 Ke6 24. Qb7 Qc3 25. Kg4 Nd7 26. Qa8 Nf6 27. Kh4 g5 28. Bg5 Qd4 29. Kh3 Qg4 30. Kh2 Qg5 31. Nh3 Qd2 32. Qg2 Ng4 33. Kg3 Kd5 1-0
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